iPhone 5 is a failure seriously . The surface gets scratched easily , the map isn't good , the camera produces purple haze when there's sun ray . And my friend told me battery life is too short and the phone gets hot.
No I don't think it's a failure. As a matter of fact I love every single bit of it and intend to buy it as soon as the jailbreak is out, maybe its because I am a die-hard Apple fan-boy.
And yes the back surface gets scratched easily but once you get to hold the phone, you forget about the scratches and everything. It just feels so GREAT in your hand.
And about the purple haze thing, doesn't concern me because I have a Sony DSLR (NEX7K) for taking pictures.
Last thing you mentioned was the battery issue. I completely disagree. The battery life is better than the 4S. Your friend who told you that its battery life is too short, really needs to get his facts straight because my elder brother is currently using an iPhone 5 and the battery timing is awesome. And seriously it doesn't get hot. Although my Galaxy S III gets pretty hot sometimes which I don't understand at all, maybe its because of the quad-core processor.